Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (ジョゼと虎と魚たち, Joze to Tora to Sakanatachi) is a 2020 Japanese animated romantic comedy drama film, based on the short story of the same name by Seiko Tanabe. The film stars the voices of Taishi Nakagawa and Kaya Kiyohara. It is directed by Kotaro Tamura from a screenplay by Sayaka Kuwamura, with original character designs by Nao Emoto (who also created a tie-in comic), animation character designs by Haruko Iizuka (who also served as chief supervising animator), and animation production by Bones.Josee, the Tiger and the Fish 2020 Full Movie
The film was initially scheduled for released in mid-2020, but was delayed to December 25, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Funimation and GKIDS acquired the film for release in North American theaters in July 2021, with both the original Japanese and an English dub. Anime Limited has acquired the film for release in the United Kingdom and Ireland, while Madman Entertainment has acquired the film for Oceania, and screened it in Australia from June 10 and New Zealand from May 13, 2021. The film screened in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival taking place from June 14 to 19, 2021.